Weekend events abound in Northeast Georgia

It was a busy weekend across Northeast Georgia, with a variety of festivals and special events.

The annual Chattahoochee Mountain Fair wrapped up at the Habersham County Fairgrounds in Clarkesville.

At noon Saturday, the third-annual Cruz Thomas Memorial Ride made its way through Franklin County honoring the memory of Deputy Cruz Thomas. The ride raises money for a scholarship fund at Franklin County High School, for Shriners charities and for Georgia Concerns of Police Survivors.

Saturday night, Sheriff Janis Mangum and the Jackson County Sheriff's Office held a Night of Lights event on the grounds of the Jackson County Courthouse in Jefferson. Emergency services vehicles, personnel and equipment were showcased, and there was an antique car show.

Emergency services personnel from throughout Jackson County participate in Night of Lights.

Lights on the Jackson County dive boat and other emergency vehicles pierce the sky at dusk.

Ladders from Commerce and Jefferson fire departments are positioned in a ceremonial arch.

Law enforcement, EMS and fire vehicles fill the parking lot of the Jackson County Courthouse for Night of Lights.

A medical helicopter from Air Evac Lifeteam in Gwinnett County lands in the Jackson County Courthouse parking lot.

Chase Helton, 2, of Hoschton takes the wheel of Plainview Fire Department Engine 101.

Visitors gather to get a look inside the medical helicopter of Air Evac Lifeteam.

Richard Montalvo of the Georgia Traffic Injury Prevention Institute uses the rollover simulator to demonstrate the importance of properly wearing seatbelts.

A child quickly exits the smoke-filled West Jackson Fire Department fire safety house.

Jefferson Fire Department personnel demonstrate crash victim extrication techniques.

Braselton Police Department is among the many law enforcement agencies participating in Night of Lights.

Commerce police cars illuminate the evening.

Ginger Wallace, 10, and Savannah Wallace, 6, try out Jefferson Fire Department's 1923 fire engine.

Antique cars fill the parking lot of the Jackson County Courthouse.

Paramedic Harris of Jackson County Emergency Services discusses the importance of the LUCAS device carried on each Jackson County ambulance for chest compressions.

Squad 3 from Jackson County Correctional Institute Fire Department lights up as part of Night of Lights.

Jackson County Emergency Services units light up as part of the event.

A Georgia Department of Natural Resources ranger introduces emergency personnel to his K-9 partner.

Participants in the third-annual Cruz Thomas Memorial Ride gather at The Flats in Canon to begin the event.

Participants in the Cruz Thomas Memorial Ride gather for a prayer before departing.

The Cruz Thomas Memorial Ride, led by Franklin County Sheriff Steve Thomas, departs from its first stop at the VFW Post in Royston.

Motorcyclists depart from the VFW Post in Royston.

Motorcycles line the highway in front of the Franklin County Courthouse at the ride's second stop in Carnesville.

The Cruz Thomas Memorial Ride makes its way along Ga. 59 toward Lavonia.

Lavonia police block the intersection so the ride can make a right turn onto Augusta Road.

The Cruz Thomas Memorial Ride departs from its third stop in Lavonia.

Carnival lights illuminate the night sky as the Chattahoochee Mountain Fair draws to a close in Clarkesville.

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